New BBC TV drama The Village set in Derbyshire's Peak District

ALL eyes were on Derbyshire’s spectacular surroundings as the BBC's new flagship drama filmed in the Peak District aired this weekend.

The Village was filmed in a number of county locations including Hayfield, Chapel-en-le-Frith and Edale.

The first episode of the six-part series, which stars John Simm and Maxine Peake, went out at 9pm on Easter Sunday.

It was filmed with support from Derbyshire County Council and Visit Peak District, through a national agency called Creative England, which provided production support and a contact for the local authorities.

The Village was made by Company Pictures, the firm behind Shameless, Elizabeth I, and The Lakes.

As soon as executive producer John Griffin visited the picturesque village of Hayfield, he said he knew he had found the main location.

Filming subsequently took place at The Old Vicarage, The Royal Hotel, the cricket club and the library in Hayfield.

Other Derbyshire landmarks used included Edale train station, Glossop Church, Far Coombes Farm, in Charlesworth and The Playhouse Theatre in Chapel-en-le-Frith.

The Village is written by BAFTA-winning writer Peter Moffat, with the first series beginning in 1914 and ending in 1920.

The camera never leaves the village. Births, deaths, love and betrayal, great political events, upheavals in national identity, ways of working, rules, sex, religion, class, the shaping of modern memory – all are reflected through the lives of the villagers.

Charlie Thompson, location manager for The Village, said the experience of filming in the Peak District was “overwhelmingly positive”.

And Chris Hordley, Creative England’s production liaison manager for the area, said: “It’s great to see England’s diverse countryside showcased in this high-profile new drama series which is already set to return."

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Just read in DM that they only recruited 10 local people out of 150 applicants , due to their tattoos ,dyed hair ,in any case that's about the right percentage of locals in these villages as there full of people from London & the South , having made the property to expensive for locals to afford.

Just read in DM that they only recruited 10 local people out of 150 applicants , due to their tattoos ,dyed hair e.t.c ,in any case that's about the right percentage of locals in these villages as there full of people from London & the South , having made the property to expensive for locals to afford.